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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 作用
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 作用 | zuò yòng | - to act on; to affect - action; function; activity - impact; result; effect - purpose; intent - (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1,563 | 349 | 1,814 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 作 | zuō | - (bound form) worker - (bound form) workshop - (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) |
| 作 | zuò | - to do; to engage in - to write; to compose - to pretend; to feign - to regard as; to consider to be - to be; to act the part of - to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) - writings; works |
| 用 | yòng | - to use; to make use of; to employ - (coverb) with; using - to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) - usefulness; utility - (bound form) expense; outlay - (courteous) to eat; to drink - (literary) hence; therefore |
Other Words Containing 作用
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